Policy News – Page 77
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NewsHS2 passes through Commons with vast majority
The legislation to enable the high-speed line clears its second reading in parliament, despite some Tory opposition
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NewsVince Cable to address industry at Government Construction Summit
Business secretary joins Lord Deighton, construction minister Michael Fallon and Sir David Higgins as speaker at July event
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NewsNo fresh investment for new 'garden cities'
Government says it will offer range of support for three 15,000-home “garden city” schemes, but no fresh investment
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NewsClegg to promise 45,000 homes across three 'garden cities'
Government will invite bids from interested councils today
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NewsUnion urges contractors to take on workers directly
Unite plans campaign to raise awareness about new tax rules aimed at clamping down on ‘bogus’ self-employment and warns disputes likely to spread around country
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NewsLabour moves to stop green standards cut
Shadow energy secretary fights to preserve councils’ authority to set higher energy efficiency standards
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NewsBoris unveils plans for £200m 'housebuilding bank'
Bank would offer funding to developers of large schemes stalled by funding issues
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NewsGovernment urged to extend £125m Green Deal incentive scheme
British Property Federation warns that landlords have not been able to access Green Deal finance because of clash with Consumer Credit Act
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NewsFarrell Review at risk of being ‘kicked into the long grass’
Architects slam government for ruling out a formal response to Sir Terry Farrell’s 60 recommendations
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NewsFarrell calls for design to become a major public issue
Farrell Review says routes into architecture need to be less expensive
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NewsGovernment urged to act as Green Deal sinks to new low
Latest figures show number of new households joining the retrofit scheme dwindled to just 33 in February
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NewsRevealed: 22 colleges receive £200m in capital funding
The government has revealed the next tranche of colleges to receive funding through its college investment programme
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NewsLabour looks to increase 200k housing target
Sir Michael Lyons says England needs to “go well beyond” 200,000 homes a year target
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NewsLabour aims to boost housebuilding apprentices
Shadow housing minister says she will bring in rules forcing training on publicly-funded projects
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NewsSiemens backs £310m wind turbine plants in the North
Engineering giant Siemens has confirmed it will build a major new wind turbine plant in Hull and a blade factory in East Yorkshire
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NewsTaskforce urges action on HS2 regeneration plans
Report examines ways to maximise benefits of £43bn project, calls for action now on strategies for major developments around HS2 stations
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NewsHS2 prompts new focus on North rail links
Transport minister asks HS2 and Network Rail to consider bolstering trans-Pennine route alongside phase 2 of HS2, in wake of Higgins report into project
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NewsBudget hands £270m guarantee to new Mersey bridge
Osborne confirm £270m guarantee for Gateway Bridge project, plus more cash for local infrastructure projects across UK
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NewsOsborne moves to boost small housebuilders
Chancellor announces £500m finance package for small and custom housebuilders, as well as new garden city and extension of Help to Buy
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NewsMinister rows back on plan to extend FOI to contractors
Justice minister now says government will not be extending Freedom of Information law to cover private firms working on public contracts